37090 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 131 /Thursday, July 9, 1998 / Proposed Rules

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–105; RM–9295]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Madison, IN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed on behalf of Madison Broadcasting

Company, seeking the allotment of

Channel 266A to Madison, Indiana, as

that community’s second local FM

transmission service. Coordinates used

for this proposal are 38–49–15 and 85–

18–46.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 24, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 8,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Mark N.

Lipp, Esq., Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 801

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 600,

Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

98–105, adopted June 24, 1998, and

released July 2, 1998. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036,

(202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, See 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 98–18236 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–106, RM–9277]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Missoula, MT

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Dale A.

Ganske d/b/a L. Topaz Enterprises, Inc.

proposing the allotment of Channel

290A to Missoula, Montana, as that

community’s fifth FM broadcast service.

The channel can be allotted to Missoula

without a site restriction at coordinates

46–51–42 and 114–00–30. Canadian

concurrence will be requested for this

allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before August 24, 1998, and reply

comments on or before September 8,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC. 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Dale A. Ganske,

President, L. Topaz Enterprises, Inc.,

5546–3 Century Ave., Middleton,

Wisconsin 53562.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

98–106, adopted June 24, 1998, and

released July 2, 1998. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the

Commission’s Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, NW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contact.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 98–18235 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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